Midday of Saturday 3 October
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:50 12:38 madhyāhna ends
11:0211:2611:5012:1412:3813:0213:26
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1992
Determinatein Daegu, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 18 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 3 October
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 4 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
18 of 48 minutes covered, the first 18
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:25 on Sat 3 Oct to 12:08 on Sun 4 Oct.
1992-10-03T01:25:11Z → 1992-10-04T03:07:36Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:50–12:38 on the 3rd, 11:50–12:38 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 18 of 48 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1053 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daegu, 1992: Sunday 4 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daegu, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1992 falls on Sunday 4 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:25 on Sat 3 Oct to 12:08 on Sun 4 Oct and covers 18 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 4 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 4 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 4 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daegu. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mahashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Mahastami (paraviddha)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:25 → 20:08 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:25 → 22:08 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:15 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:25 → 23:08 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:25 → 23:08 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| London | 02:25 → 04:08 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 03:25 → 05:08 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:25 → 07:08 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:55 → 08:38 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:55 → 08:38 | 11:01 | 48 min | 11:01 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:25 → 11:08 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:25 → 13:08 | 11:21 | 43 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 13:25 → 15:08 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 4 Oct |